Today's objectives:
By the end of today’s lesson, students will be demonstrate their understanding of basic constitutional principals, analyze the Youngstown case as an example of checks and balances, be able to explain federalism using Envision Schools as a model, and apply constitutional law to decide the verdict in Gonzales v. Raich.
1. Quiz: Ch. 2
2. Do-now: Think back to the court case we looked at yesterday (about whether it was okay for Pres. Hoover to take over the steel industry during the Korean War) – how does this court case provide an example of our system of checks and balances?
3. Introduction to Federalism
4. Check answers to Fed #10 comprehension questions
5. Small group discussions on Fed #10
HW: Write a body paragraph explaining how you think Gonzales v. Raich should be decided. Please support your ideas using evidence based on constitutional law.
